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421 Mannose-Binding Lectin and Susceptibility to Schistosomiasis The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
422 An ATP2B4 Polymorphism Protects Against Malaria in Pregnancy The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
423 Induction of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 via Erk1/2-NF-kB pathway in human astroglia infected with Toxoplasma gondii Acta Tropica, March 22, 2013 Review Article
424 Lymphatic filariasis and associated morbidities in rural communities of Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease , March 22, 2013 Review Article
425 Parasitic Zoonoses: One Health Surveillance in Northern Saskatchewan Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
426 Accuracy of Urine Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni in Preschool-Aged Children before and after Treatment Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
427 Transmission Risks of Schistosomiasis Japonica: Extraction from Back-propagation Artificial Neural Network and Logistic Regression Model Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
428 The Incidence of Human Cysticercosis in a Rural Community of Eastern Zambia Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
429 Analysis of Schistosomiasis haematobium Infection Prevalence and Intensity in Chikhwawa, Malawi: An Application of a Two Part Model Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
430 Methodology of Clinical Trials Aimed at Assessing Interventions for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Clinical Article
431 A Cell-surface Phylome for African Trypanosomes Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
432 Modulation of Innate Antigen-Presenting Cell Function by Pre-patent Schistosome Infection Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
433 A Role for Eosinophils in the Intestinal Immunity against Infective Ascaris suum Larvae Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
434 Biodiversity Can Help Prevent Malaria Outbreaks in Tropical Forests Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article
435 Evidence of Habitat Structuring Aedes albopictus Populations in Reunion Island Full Text PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 22, 2013 Review Article
436 Effect of blood meal digestion and DNA extraction protocol on the success of blood meal source determination in the malaria vector Anopheles atroparvus Full Text Malaria Journal, March 22, 2013 Review Article
437 Malaria transmission after artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine: a randomized trial The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 21, 2013 Clinical Article
438 Leptospirosis: current situation and trends of specific laboratory tests Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, March 21, 2013 Review Article
439 A high-resolution geospatial surveillance-response system for malaria elimination in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu Full Text Malaria Journal, March 21, 2013 Review Article
440 Validation of a multi-residue method to determine deltamethrin and alpha-cypermethrin in mosquito nets by gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC-muECD) Full Text Parasites & Vectors, March 21, 2013 Review Article
In a study involving 37 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, a serum bilirubin level > 5 mg/dL was predictive of progression to hepatic failure and liver-related death.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 1607 patients > 65 years of age with community- or healthcare-acquired pneumonia, pre-morbid ambulation impairment (OR=2.61), hospitalization within 30 days of acquiring pneumonia (OR=1.93), and absence of cough and purulent sputum (OR=1.47) were shown to be associated with a significant increase in 30-day mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a retrospective study involving 225 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 224 matched controls, it was shown that patients who were HPV-positive and smoked cigarettes or smoked cigarettes plus consumed alcohol were at increased risk for ESCC than patients who were HPV-negative (OR = 2.22 and 10.31, respectively).
Read the article summary1 Chagas Disease in Latin American Immigrants With Dilated Cardiomyopathy in New York City Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013 Review Article
2 Parasitic Diseases of the Pleura The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, April 23, 2013 Review Article
3 Looking for Cryptosporidium: the application of advances in detection and diagnosis Trends in Parasitology, April 18, 2013 Review Article
4 Elimination of Iron Deficiency Anemia and Soil Transmitted Helminth Infection: Evidence from a Fifty-four Month Iron-Folic Acid and De-worming Program PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 15, 2013 Free full text
5 Delayed Diagnosis of Chronic Q Fever and Cardiac Valve Surgery Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 17, 2013 Free full text
6 Antimalarial chemoprophylaxis and the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease , April 4, 2013
7 The changing epidemiology of malaria elimination: new strategies for new challenges The Lancet, April 19, 2013 Review Article
8 The Laboratory Diagnosis and Follow Up of Strongyloidiasis: A Systematic Review PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 24, 2013 Free full text
9 Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety of artesunate-lumefantrine vs. artemether-lumefantrine fixed-dose combination in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria Tropical Medicine & International Health, April 3, 2013
10 Envenomation by Bothrops atrox in a traveler to Manaus, Brazil Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease , April 9, 2013
11 Interruption of Transmission of Onchocerca volvulus in the Southern Chiapas Focus, México PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 29, 2013 Free full text Review Article
12 Scrub Typhus Outbreak, Northern Thailand, 2006-2007 Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 17, 2013 Free full text Review Article
13 Detecting Rickettsia parkeri Infection from Eschar Swab Specimens Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 9, 2013 Free full text
14 Tularemia in Central Anatolia Infection, April 4, 2013
15 Measuring Fitness of Kenyan Children with Polyparasitic Infections Using the 20-Meter Shuttle Run Test as a Morbidity Metric PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, July 8, 2011 Free full text
16 The first suicides: a legacy inherited by parasitic protozoans from prokaryote ancestors Parasites & Vectors, April 22, 2013 Free full text Review Article
17 Brucellar spondylodiscitis: comparison of patients with and without abscesses Rheumatology International, April 10, 2013
18 Tularemia during pregnancy Infection, April 5, 2013
19 Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006–2009 Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 1, 2011 Free full text
20 Microbiological cure times in acanthamoeba keratitis Eye, June 6, 2011
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